Local area cindermen survive state prelims as fog disrupts play
After preliminary rounds in state tennis and track, only three area athletes remain. John Fell of Norwalk competes in shot put, Dave Zimmerman of Western Reserve in pole vault, and Tom Nation of Bellevue in the 220. Mike Vegas and New London 880 relay team exited, with Vegas failing to reach Class A finals despite a 15.2 clocking. Chris Amato of St Pauls also eliminated in tennis after a disputed first-set point.
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Mike Vegas
Chuck Barrison
New London
St. Paul’s
Chris Amato
Norwalk
John Fell
Western Reserve
Dave Zimmerman
Bellevue
Tom Nation
Monroeville Wins Firelands Divisional Crown In Playoff
Monroeville defeated Milan 2 1 in a playoff to clinch the Northern division title of the Firelands Conference. Tom Miller allowed one hit with 16 strikeouts to earn the win. Milan scoring came on a sixth inning Roe single, and Monroeville sealed it with three seventh inning singles and Schwanbeck’s RBI.
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Monroeville
Milan
Western Reserve
Tom Miller
Ken Didion
Roe
Mark Colohan
Steve Miller
Colohan
Dale Schwanbeck
Mark Vanderpool
Eagles
Willard
Matt Gross throws season's first no hitter in big win
L. L Matt Gross pitched the season's first no hitter and led Bob Meyer Chevrolet with two singles as his team crushed Schild's IGA 24-7. The winners had eight hits and drew 17 walks from the losing pitchers. Kevin Jameson took the loss. In the Junior Circuit Citizen's beat Saginaw Wire 10-3 behind Steve Preston.
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Matt Gross
Bob Meyer Chevrolet
Schild
IGA
Kevin Jameson
Citizen’s
Saginaw Wire
Steve Preston
Palmer uses mallet putter to card 65 in Memphis Open
Arnold Palmer shot a five under par 65 at the Memphis Open amid Bermuda greens frustration. He borrowed a mallet head putter from Curtis Person, using it 29 times to surge into contention, two behind leader B. R. Mac McLendon.
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Palmer
B. R. Mac McLenden
Tour
Curtis Person
Memphis
Colonial Country Club
Indians Fall 2 1 To Angels In Low Scoring Tilt
Cleveland squandered an 18 hit attack and fell 2 1 to the Los Angeles Angels as George Brunet earned the win. Steve Hargan pitched well but took the loss while Chuck Hinton and Bobby Knopp supplied the Cleveland runs. Detroit led the league after a rain shortened game.
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Anaheim
Calif
UPI
Indians
California
Cleveland
Angels
Tribe
George Brunet
Steve Hargan
Brunet
Roger Repez
Don Mincher
Rick Reichardt
Hargan
Jimmie Hall
Chuck Hinton
Hall
Bob Rodgers
Hinton
Bobby Knop
Tony Horton
Larry Brown
Horton
Brown
Ed Fisher
Fisher
Bill Rohr
Tommy Harper
Joe Azcue
Jose Cardenal
Baltimore
Washington
Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Oakland
Tiger Keeps Fighting After Defeat By Foster At Garden
Dick Tiger, 38, father of seven, confirms he will continue boxing after losing to Bob Foster in a 15 round title bout at Madison Square Garden. Foster, 29, won by knockout in the fourth, then claimed the crown and discussed a possible rematch as Tiger recuperates and reflects on the setback.
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Milton Richman
New York
UPI
Dick Tiger
Tiger
Bob Foster
Madison Square Garden
Foster
Garden
Africa
Exa
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Washington
Giants Sign Split End Homer Jones for 1968 Season
New York Giants inked Homer Jones a top NFL TD leader with 14 last season. The former Texas Southern star totaled 49 receptions for 1,209 yards and seven long scores of 50 yards or more.
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NEW York
UPI
Homer Jones
National Football League
Friday
New York Giants
Jones
Texas Southern
Teeners Open Today In VFW Teener League Debut
The VFW Teener League starts at 12 30 p m with Battles facing Chapin Chapin and Chapin IGA meeting VFW at 2 30 p m The six team circuit includes Battles VFW Schild s IGA Bleile s Chapin Chapin and VFW Aux The week 1 schedule lists Chapin Chapin versus Battles Schild s IGA against VFW VFW Aux versus Bleile s and VFW versus Chapin Chapin
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VFW
Battles
Chapin & Chapin
Schild
I.G.A
IGA
Bleile
VFW Aux
Foster Hook Knocks Out Tiger For Light Heavy Title
Bob Foster defeated Dick Tiger by fourth round knockout at Madison Square Garden to win the light heavyweight belt. Foster earned about 79 000 of the 132 000 net receipts after guaranteeing Tiger 100 000, paying 21 000 for the loss and signaling a likely first defense against Eddie Jones.
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New York
UPI
Bob Foster
Dick Tiger
Foster
Tiger
Madison Square Garden
Jose Torres
Torres
Roger Rouse
Eddie
Bossman
Jones
Baseball Standings and Schedule in Interleague Play
Standings for the American League show Detroit leading with 23 wins, Cleveland and Baltimore tied at 22, Minnesota 20, and Boston 20. Friday results include Cal 2 over Cle 1, Bos 9 over Min 7, NY 1 over Chi 0 in 13 innings, Bal 5 over Was 3, and Bal 3 over Was 2 in the second game. Saturday’s schedule lists probable pitchers for eight games and Sunday matchups across the leagues with multiple cities and venues.
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W. L. Pet
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Calif
Oakland
Chicago
New York
Washington
California
McDowell
McGlothlin
Santiago
Kaat
Moore
Harden
Carlos
Talbot
McLain
Dobson
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Middletown Fenwick
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Upper Arlington
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Memphis, Tenn
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Nip Tribe
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